Dear Choristas, On March 25, and 26th, the Carrboro and Durham choruswere serenaded with lullabyes in our Cyber Zoom Chorus gatherings. I wanted us to be able to save this treasure troveof lullabyes and share them with friends, so am posting them below. So that you can find them, I am going to alphabetize them by the name of the person who sang them to us. I will put the Durham Chorus songs at the top and the Carrboro Chorus songs further down. Tonight I will post the sound files, and soon I will add the lyrics. Thanks to all who shared these songs, and to all who listened!

Please tell me if you want your file taken down, and feel free to pass this link to anyone who might want to sing them. Love, Kathleen

Awake my dear, be kind to your sleeping heartAwake my dear, be kind to your sleeping heartTake it out to the vast fields of lightAnd let it breatheTake it out to the vast fields of lightAnd let it breathe

StillnessDeep deep within usFrom small beginnings it flowsInto the Living WaterThe Ocean of GodThrough our stillness God moves

Carrboro Chorus - March 25, 2020

​Deep Blue SeaBecky sang us the first and third verses of these wonderful John Bell words for the traditional Gullah Geechee song, and she sent us the rest of the verses. Deep blue sea, baby deep blue sea,Deep blue sea, baby deep blue sea,Deep blue sea, baby deep blue sea,Now there's peace, through all the land,And o’er the deep blue sea.

Yesterday, war clouds hung so low...And now there's peace, through all the land,And o’er the deep blue sea.

Love of life, finally turned the tide...And now there's peace, through all the land,And o’er the deep blue sea.

Sleep my child, you are safe and sound...And now there's peace, through all the land,And o’er the deep blue sea.

Deep blue sea, baby deep blue sea...Now there's peace, through all the land,And all the deep blue sea,Now there's peace, through all the land,And o’er the deep blue sea.

You Are My SunshineA New VerseBecky's new verse of true love...sleeping in the room with a noisy beloved!

The other morning as I lay sleepingI dreamed I held you in my armsWhen I awoke dear, you were still snoringNow I can't get back to sleep.

​Brahm's LullabyeBernadette's lovely voice on this recording sounds to meas if it were recorded in the 50s's when her mom sang it to her.

I See The MoonOn her recording, Clare tells us the story of singing this song as a child.

I see the moon, the moon sees meThe moon sees somebody I'd like to seeGod bless the moon and God bless meAnd God bless the somebody I'd like to see.

Cowboy LullabyeDesert blue and silver on a pale moonshineCoyotes yappin' lazy on the hillAnd there's a little lightning on the far skylineTime for milling cattle to be stillSo now, the lightnin's far awayThe coyote's nothing skeery,he's singing to his dearieEeyah, tomorrow's another daySo settle down you cattle till the morning.

Kamino Napawiwinan / Sheltering FlameAnishinaabe Lullaby - "Traditional night song to lift the spiritinto higher levels as one drifts off to sleep. Thus the nightenergies are more nobly utilized."

translation by Grey Wolf:Little bear, little bearGood for a while, good for a whileEasting loudly little bearGood for a while, good for a while

Palana / Cradle / LullabyeThis is a traditional Marathi lullabye from India that Mangala's mother sang to her as a child, and that Mangala sang to her daughter. When Mangala's daughter was born and her mom came to visit, she wrote out the words in Mangala's song journal book in the Marathi script, as well as in English phonetics and translation. Down below the typed translation and phonetics, you will see Mangala's mom's hand written lyrics.

I love you so much, I love you so much,I can't even tell you how much I love you.You're precious to me, you're precious to me,I'm lucky to have you as part of my life.I love you I love you I love you,I love you I love you I love you,I love you so much, I love you so much,I can't even tell you how much I love you.

Kathleen, thank you for allowing me to attend from afar. The songs and the profound learnings you are teaching through and with them are a true gift. And I don't know how you got all these songs from last night up on the net so quickly! I congratulate you for figuring out all the technology you are employing for these sharings! With love and all good wishes ... Paulette